Protein family
Group of evolutionarily-related proteins
Summary
A protein family is a group of evolutionarily related proteins. In many cases, a protein family has a corresponding gene family, in which each gene encodes a corresponding protein with a 1:1 relationship. The term "protein family" should not be confused with family as it is used in taxonomy.
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/* See also */ * [[Protein subfamily]] * [[Protein superfamily]]
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